Trump felony conviction offers a character test for America
When he isn’t fetishizing the fictive cannibal Hannibal Lecter — “a wonderful man” — Donald Trump rhapsodizes over the gangster Al Capone. “He was seriously…
Opinion: Alito and Thomas taint the Supreme Court’s Jan. 6 decisions
America, we have a(nother) constitutional crisis on our hands. Amid all the well-warranted attention to Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who refuses to recuse himself…
Biden hosts Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs at White House
WASHINGTON — President Biden welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House on Friday, lauding the back-to-back Super Bowl champion team as showing sportsmanship on…
Trump found guilty on all counts. How will voters react?
The sometimes-breathless gavel-to-gavel coverage of former President Trump’s trial was no surprise, as a singularly divisive figure sat for more than a month at the…
Inside the anti-Biden ‘wildfire’ from TikTok influencers ahead of the election
WASHINGTON — President Biden has been courting Kahlil Greene and other young TikTok influencers since taking office, inviting them to celebrations at the White House and…
Opinion: Trump’s assassination lie, and Biden’s missed moment
On Tuesday evening I was stopped mid-task, stunned, when I saw the subject line on a new fundraising email from Donald Trump: “They were authorized…
Biden praises Kenyan President Ruto for ‘his bold leadership’
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday praised Kenya’s William Ruto for “his bold leadership” as the White House marked the first state visit to the United…
Senate confirms 200th federal judge under Biden, beating Trump’s pace
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Biden’s tenure, about a month earlier than when Donald Trump hit that mark…
Judge in Trump’s classified documents case postpones May trial date
WASHINGTON — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Trump has indefinitely postponed a trial that had been set…
Japan, India reject Biden comments describing them as xenophobic
TOKYO — Japan and India on Saturday decried remarks by President Biden describing them as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, which the president said…
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to activists, athletes, politicians
WASHINGTON — President Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, political leaders…
Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over Gaza
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over…
This San Diego teen was named a national student poet and read a poem at the White House
Reporting from Washington — The papers in her hand crackling, Maya Salameh stepped behind a microphone in the White House State Dining Room on Thursday afternoon…
Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discuss migration
WASHINGTON — President Biden spoke with his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, about cooperating on migration policy as the U.S. leader continues to deliberate whether…
Column: Biden’s big campaign promises come with a warning label
WASHINGTON — For two weeks, former President Trump has been cooped up in a Manhattan courtroom on charges that he falsified records to conceal payments to…
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from…
Opinion: Speaker Mike Johnson sings ‘Kumbaya’ with the Democrats
No one could have predicted that the worst Congress in memory would morph into the Kumbaya Congress. Or that Mike Johnson, the accidental House speaker…
Will Supreme Court make Trump immune from Jan. 6 prosecution?
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear former President Trump’s claim that he is entirely immune from prosecution for all of his “official acts”…
Biden’s Morehouse College graduation invitation draws backlash
ATLANTA — President Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Atlanta, giving the Democrat a key spotlight on one of the nation’s preeminent…
Justice Thomas returns to Supreme Court after one-day absence
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is back on the bench after an unexplained one-day absence. Thomas, 75, was in his usual seat, to the…